----_______are you going to______ it?

---- Keep it, of course.

A. What, deal with  B. How, deal with  C. How, do with      D. What, use

 As a boy of 18, I should try to be ___________ my parents.

  A. independent of      B. independent on  C. dependant on     D. dependent of

Though he came out ___________ in the 100-meter dash, he was made __________ second

best player in the sports meet held on ___________.

  A. the first; a; April 22nd                       B. first; the; May 31th  

C. first; the; May 31st                                D. the first; /; April 23rd

Now that she is out of work, Lucy        going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.

A．had considered   B．considered     C．has been considering  D．will consider

It was such a____to hear that all the earthquake victims in Chile have been taken good care of.

A. mercy              B. relief               C. loss               D. laughter

Energy-saving Finns invented the first ice skate more than 5,000 years ago, as a practical method of transport to make getting across frozen lakes less of a struggle.

The earliest skates would have been blades made from bones and are one of the oldest means of transport ever discovered —they may even have been essential survival tools.

Researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University have calculated that ice skates would have saved energy by 10 percent, and suggest that they were developed for practical use and were not used for recreation, as they are today.

They think the most likely birthplace of skating is southern Finland, where there are many icy lakes.

The scientists have put their theory to the test and made replica（復(fù)制品） skates modeled after examples held at the British Museum and the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.

Volunteers on ice rinks in the Alps had their heart rates, oxygen intake and skating speeds measured while they skated with the replica skates. From this experiment, re-searchers were able to calculate energy consumption and the efficiency of their skating. They discovered that skating over the land in ancient Fin-land would have saved 10 percent of people’s energy. The result is based on the fact that Finland has the highest concentration of lakes in the world. The ancient Finnish people could benefit more than others from developing this tool for transport.

In a time and environment in which the balance between energy taken from food and energy required to live was crucial; the least cost of energy might have helped humans survive in extreme conditions.

45. The first ice skate invented by the Finns was used for _____.

   A. recreation     B. transportation across lakes   C. saving energy         D. Sports

46. The birthplace of skating might be southern Finland because _____.

   A. there are many icy lakes there  

   B. people need more oxygen to breathe in there

   C. people feel tired easily there   

   D. transportation there is more difficult

47. Scientists have experimented with replica skates and found that with those skates the ancient

Finnish people would have _____.

     A. crossed a lot of lakes

     B. saved 10 percent of energy when crossing the lakes

     C. climbed the Alps easily 

     D. otherwise wasted a lot of food and energy

48. It can be inferred from the story that _____.

     A. the Finnish people were clever enough to invent the practical skates

     B. there were a lot of lakes in ancient Finland

     C. the living conditions were very hard for the ancient Finnish people

     D. it was very cold in ancient times in Finland

If the computer is _______ good as you said,  we shall consider ______ one.

A. much ; buying          B. still ; to buy                     C. that ; buying      D.too;buy          

 Eating too much fat can _______ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

A. result from       B. contribute to       C. attend to           D. devote to

— Could you turn the TV down a little bit? — ______. Is it disturbing you?

A. Take it easy.    B. I’m sorry.           C. Not a bit             D. It depends

三. 任務(wù)型閱讀

The World Bank，the United Nations and the London School Of Hygiene and Tropica1 Medicine did a study to urge hand—washing around the world. They found that one million lives could be saved each year if people washed their hands with soap often. They said that programs to increase hand-washing with soap could be among the most effective ways to reduce infectious disease．

   Doctors say，many diseases can be prevented from spreading by hand-washing. These include pinworms(寄生蟲)，influenza(流行性感冒)，the common cold，hepatitis(肝炎)A，meningitis(腦膜炎)and infectious diarrhea．(腹瀉)

   Hand-washing destroys germs from other people，animals or objects a person has touched. When people get bacteria on their hands，they can infect themselves by touching their eyes，nose or mouth．Then these people can infect other people．  

   The experts say the easiest way to catch a cold is to touch your nose or eyes after someone nearby has sneezed or coughed．Another way to become sick is to eat food prepared by someone whose hands were not clean.

The experts say that hand-washing is especially important before and after preparing food，before eating and after using the toilet．People should wash their hands after handling animals or animal waste，and after cleaning a baby．The experts say it is also a good idea to wash your hands after handling money and after sneezing or coughing．And it is important to wash your hands often when someone in your home is sick．The experts say the most effective way to wash your hands is to rub them together while using soap and warm water．They say you do not have to use special antibacterial soap．Be sure to rub all areas of the hands for about ten to fifteen seconds．The rubbing action helps remove germs. Then rinse(沖洗)the hands with water and dry them．

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